Arriving at the wicket in the sixth over at 20 for 2, Bart 'Boycott' Forster dropped anchor and set about building an innings, not a characteristic often seen in young Straggler batsmen. When the declaration arrived 35 overs later, he had enjoyed partnerships of 62,...

Kent (or at least Bishopsbourne) suffered a temprorary occupation over the weekend, as following closely in the footsteps of Julius Ceasar, James and Jon arrived for dinner and a substantial lunch courtesy of Libby, and then put the opposition to the sword before...

Nigel must have had a Delphic premonition about fathers facing sons, as he dropped himself in favour of Toby for the Fixture Secretary's XI at Belmont with some dubious agricultural excuse, and then only donned his whites in the penultimate over. Out in the middle the...

Stragglers met with triumph and disaster in two games in quick succession at Nonington and Provender. Harry P starred with the ball at Nonington, to record an exceptional 6 for 21, but the batting then failed to convert and were overwhelmed. Three days later, five of...

With a remarkable impression of Prince Eugene of Savoy raising the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683, Simon Allport rode to the Straggler rescue with 5 for 38 to repel the apparently unstoppable Turkish charge. At 135 for 2, with plenty of time remaining and a rampant...

Another damp day in this very damp summer (drought order and hose pipe ban excepting) and circumspect batting saw its just rewards. Gone were the cavalier innings and glory days of 2011, chasing record totals in 30 overs or fewer, replaced by grim determination on...